PG Mike Conley (Memphis Grizzlies)

[BB73]

Now that Daequan Cook has verballed, I think that it's obvious that Conley should play with his AAU teammate in college.

Odd, but if Conley had pulled the trigger first for Wake Forest, I think I'd feel differently about that.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

I am going on record right now and saying Conley will be a Buckeye, but don't expect an announcement before the summer is up. I have always believed that we were 50/50 for Conley and the fact that Wake is in on quite a few other talents closer to Wake and the fact that Cook picked OSU, I think in the end, its just a matter of the best situation for him. (ie location, playing time, coach and how comfortable he is)

[bucksnut68]

I agree i think Conley will have a lot of competition if he signs with WF. TOSU needs a true point guard. Conley to Cook will be a great duo to watch!!!!


GO BUCKS!!!!

[BuckeyeFromHecK]

I think we are jumping on this a little early, i know Conley is great and would be a really good get, I dont know about starting right away, so the competition may be just as bad here. Ja'Kel Foster is young, and Jamar Butler will be a good one.

[jimotis4heisman]

foster is a juco player (jr this year, sr next year) and will be gone before conley/cook etc put a foot on campus

[BuckeyeFromHecK]

my bad, mustve read the roster wrong.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

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By Evan Daniels Basketball Recruiting Editor
Date: Mar 23, 2005

Just a few weeks ago Mike Conley and Daequan Cook, both ranked number one at their positions, said that they would be package deal. After Cook made his decision to attend Ohio State University is that still the case?
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Conley says he was suprised Cook committed to OSU. He says that Wake is still the leader but that Cook's committment gives him another perspective. The possiblity still exists that they could play together in college.

Conley has narrowed his list Wake Forest, Illinois, Michigan State, Ohio State, and Arkansas. He wants to make a decision sometime this summer.

[crazybuckfan40]

hey 44820 do you still feel the same way after reading that article.

I kind of got a bad vibe from that article, by the way he said that he was suprised cook didnt let him know, he thought they were a package deal.

I know it was done by a wake site and could of been slanted, but what do you think.

[tsteele316]

Originally Posted by crazybuckfan40

hey 44820 do you still feel the same way after reading that article.

I kind of got a bad vibe from that article, by the way he said that he was suprised cook didnt let him know, he thought they were a package deal.

I know it was done by a wake site and could of been slanted, but what do you think.

i think osu fans need to hope that DJ Augustin commits to wake before conley decides to do so, then osu will have a legit shot.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

hey 44820 do you still feel the same way after reading that article.

I have read the article and there is a slight slant there but Conley is very suprised that Cook verbaled to OSU, but that does not mean we are out of the picture, if anything this improves our chances in my opinion. I believe he will take a closer look at OSU because of this. I think right now he is a little shocked about this decision but I think over the summer as things shake out, we will get a very serious look. I don't think Oden is a factor in his decision, Oden is going pro...period. Just understand that Cook did speak to Conley's father prior to his decision and I am sure Mike Conley was aware. It is kind of suprising that Cook didnt talk to Conley prior to the decision but in the recruiting world, a kid has to do whats best for him. I still stand by my prediction that he will end up a Buckeye in the end.

i think osu fans need to hope that DJ Augustin commits to wake before conley decides to do so, then osu will have a legit shot.

tsteele316......You may be right about the situation at Wake. I believe Wake will have their point guard prior to Conley making a decision, this will help OSU, but I do think we have a legit shot right now, I believe we are right behind Wake at this point and the longer he waits, the more our chances improve in my opinion. Conley wants to make a decision sometime this summer, that might be to late for Wake.

I sincerely like our chances, but in recruiting we all know the deal. Nothing is certain.

[wadc45]

I think we are definitely in the hunt for Conley and there are a few other factors working for us. Prosser's name is floating around for several other jobs, including Tennessee and Pitt. Why would he want to leave Wake? Rumor has it that he is not fond of how tough the regular season is in the ACC. Also, The fact that Wake has offers out there to 4-5 point guards who are all ranked in the top 20 in the country bodes well for us. I don't care if it's Augustin, Trevon Hughes, Tywon Lawson, or Jeremiah Rivers. As long as one of them commits to Wake before Conley, that could be huge. I think Lawson and Augustin are both leaning towards Wake as well. Lastly, Conley's father is going to play a large part in his decision, and he loves Matta. That bodes well for us as well. I am going to have to agree with 44820. I think in the end, Conley ends up in the S&G.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL STATE FINALS
Backcourt moves to the forefront
Lawrence North's veteran guards mature, thrive while playing in shadow of Oden.

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March 25, 2005



With standout Greg Oden in the middle, it's easy to understand how his backcourt teammates on the Lawrence North High School boys basketball team are overshadowed.

But heading into the Class 4A state title game Saturday against Muncie Central, the Wildcats' Mike Conley, Brandon McPherson and Tyler Morris are sure to be in the spotlight at Conseco Fieldhouse.

"I think our guards are great," said Oden, a 7-foot junior who leads the third-ranked defending state champions with averages of 19.7 points and 9.6 rebounds. "When people want to talk about me, I try to talk a lot about them. I know what they mean to the team."

Lawrence North coach Jack Keefer is aware of how seniors Alex Daniel (13.1 ppg), Ty Riddle (13.1) and Josiah Miller (12.9) can dominate a game for the No. 2 Bearcats (27-1). Keefer agreed they are excellent players, but he wouldn't want to trade sets of guards.

"With Greg on our team, I'm not sure people realize how good our other players are," Keefer said. "Mike and Brandon are three-year starters, and both are very capable.

"Because of Greg and Mike, Brandon takes a back seat at times, but when he's needed to step up, he will. While Tyler has become a starter only in the latter part of this season, his game has really come around."

Conley, a 6-1 junior who averages 10.9 points and 5.1 assists, said he and his teammates aren't concerned about headlines.

"The Muncie Central guards are good, and they deserve attention," Conley said. "But we're not worried about personal goals. Our focus is on the team being its best."

McPherson, a 6-1 senior who adds 9.5 points and 2.0 assists, said he thinks Lawrence North's perimeter group is better. He pointed at college choices to support his view. McPherson is going to Valparaiso, Morris is bound for Eastern Kentucky and Conley is considering several major programs. By contrast, the Muncie guards are undecided.

According to Bearcats coach Matt Fine, Daniel is getting looks mostly from the NCAA Division II level, Riddle from Division III and NAIA schools and Miller from junior colleges.

"We've got three Division I guys," McPherson said. "But I like it when people doubt us. It just makes us want to show what we can do. I also like it when people put their focus on Greg. It just opens things for us."

Conley missed six games this season with a toe injury, but all three Lawrence North guards said his absence contributed to the group's development.

"That helped a lot," said Morris, a 6-foot senior who averages 4.6 points and 2.6 assists. "That time gave me a lot of confidence and made us a stronger corps, especially with (senior) Brandon Coffer and (junior) Brandon McDonald. They also got more time.

"Then when Mike came back, everything clicked together and we're on a roll."

Added Conley, "It took a couple of games for people to step into roles when I was out, but that gave Tyler and Brandon some time to run the team. Now I don't have to bring the ball up every time. We all can play the point or the two (shooting guard). We're all comfortable in either place, and the coaches are comfortable with that, too."

Fine clearly prefers his trio: the 6-2 Daniel, a hard-nosed leader who averages 5.1 assists; the 6-foot Riddle, a dead-eye shooter who is hitting 41 percent from 3-point range (88-of-213); and the 5-11 Miller, a slashing scorer and quick defender.

Still, he respects the Lawrence North backcourt.

"Their three guards are as good as any in the state," Fine said. "It should be a classic battle of two great teams led by three guards apiece."

Call Star reporter Pat McKee at (317) 444-6182.

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Conley is very talented and its amazing that him and Oden have been playing together since they were kids.

[bucksnut68]

Lots of PG,s considering WF lets hope one signs soon!!!!!!!

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

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CLASS 4A: Lawrence North 63, Muncie Central 52
Wildcats stay focused, repeat as champions

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By Pat McKee
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March 27, 2005


It was a midweek practice, and coach Jack Keefer had a pointed message for his Lawrence North High School boys basketball team: Winning starts now and it's all about mind-set, he told them forcefully.

Led by 29 points and nine rebounds from superstar Greg Oden, the third-ranked Wildcats showed Saturday night they understood clearly with a 63-52 victory over No. 2 Muncie Central for the Class 4A championship before a crowd of 18,345 at Conseco Fieldhouse.

It was the second consecutive title and third overall for Lawrence North, which finished 24-2 and turned what was touted as a potential 'Cat fight into a one-sided affair with efficient offense and suffocating defense.

Senior Brandon McPherson contributed 11 points for the Wildcats, who also got seven from junior Mike Conley and six each from seniors Donald Cloutier and Tyler Morris.

Junior reserve Terry Jenkins topped the Bearcats (27-2) with 12 points, while senior Ty Riddle had 11.

"It was all about focus, and we had focus all week," said Conley, who played tough defense on Riddle and limited the Muncie shooter to five points through three quarters. "We never had a soft practice because we had one goal -- win state. Because of that, we took it at them from the opening tip."

Besides intensity, another big part of the plan was feeding Oden, who finished by hitting 14-of-19 shots that included five powerful dunks. The 7-foot junior helped stake his team to a 25-17 lead with nine first-half points, then added 10 points in each of the third and fourth quarters en route to a 4A title-game scoring record. That topped the 28 points by Marion's Zach Randolph in a 2000 win over Bloomington North.

"The plan was to move the ball around, and, if I was one-on-one, pass me the ball," said Oden, who also added six blocks. "But we came together as a team, and it's a great feeling."

"Nobody could really guard Greg, so it was silly not to get him the ball," said Cloutier, who was part of a high-low post attack. "We wanted to reverse the ball and then go to Greg. Once Greg touched the ball, then it was fair game for (the rest of) our shooters."

Muncie Central coach Matt Fine described Oden as terrific and praised Lawrence North for its performance. The Wildcats hit 61.5 percent (24-of-39) while limiting the Bearcats to 36.5 percent (19-of-52).

"With their guys we had to play almost a perfect game, and we didn't do that," said Fine, whose team was making the school's 23rd State Finals appearance and seeking its ninth state championship. "And with Greg, what can you do against him? We didn't rotate as quickly as we needed to. But give them credit. They executed very well."

With Oden dominating inside, the Wildcats pushed their advantage to 45-31 late in the third quarter and led by 10 entering the final period. From there, they twice pushed the lead to as many as 17 to end any doubt.

"To win the second time might be more satisfying because it's so darned hard," said Keefer, whose team won its first championship in 1989. "You have such a target on your back, but the kids met the challenge."

For the season, and for the week.

Call Star reporter Pat McKee at (317) 444-6182.


<TABLE rules=all width="100%" border=0 frame=box><TBODY><TR><TD>MUNCIE C.</TD><TD>Min</TD><TD>FG-A</TD><TD>FT-A</TD><TD>OR-T</TD><TD>A</TD><TD>F</TD><TD>T</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR><TD>Brown</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>1-5</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>0-2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR><TD>Armstrong</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>4-8</TD><TD>2-4</TD><TD>1-2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>10</TD></TR><TR><TD>Miller</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>3-16</TD><TD>3-5</TD><TD>2-3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>10</TD></TR><TR><TD>Daniel</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>1-3</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>1-4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR><TD>Riddle</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>4-9</TD><TD>1-2</TD><TD>0-1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>11</TD></TR><TR><TD>Rush</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1-1</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>1-1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR><TD>Botts</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>1-2</TD><TD>1-1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR><TD>Jenkins</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>5-7</TD><TD>1-2</TD><TD>2-4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>12</TD></TR><TR><TD>Freeman</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0-1</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR><TD>Mills</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0-2</TD><TD>2-2</TD><TD>0-1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR><TD>Coatie</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR><TD>TEAM</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD>4-5</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>Totals</TD><TD></TD><TD>19-52</TD><TD>10-17</TD><TD>12-24</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>52</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Three-point shooting: 4-18 (Riddle 2-5, Jenkins 1-2, Miller 1-9, Daniel 0-1, Freeman 0-1). Steals: 7 (Miller 3, Brown, Armstrong, Riddle, Jenkins). Blocked shots: None. Technical fouls: None.

<TABLE rules=all width="100%" border=0 frame=box><TBODY><TR><TD>LAWRENCE N.</TD><TD>Min</TD><TD>FG-A</TD><TD>FT-A</TD><TD>OR-T</TD><TD>A</TD><TD>F</TD><TD>T</TD><TD>Pts</TD></TR><TR><TD>Morris</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>2-4</TD><TD>0-3</TD><TD>2-9</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD></TR><TR><TD>Cloutier</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>1-1</TD><TD>4-4</TD><TD>1-7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>6</TD></TR><TR><TD>Oden</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>14-19</TD><TD>1-3</TD><TD>3-9</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>29</TD></TR><TR><TD>McPherson</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>3-6</TD><TD>5-5</TD><TD>0-2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>11</TD></TR><TR><TD>Conley</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>2-6</TD><TD>2-3</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>7</TD></TR><TR><TD>McDonald</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR><TD>Owens</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR><TD>Means</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR><TD>Coffer</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR><TD>Wallace</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>1-1</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>0-3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR><TD>Bobo</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0-1</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR><TD>Stewart</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1-1</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR><TD>TEAM</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD>2-4</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>Totals</TD><TD></TD><TD>24-39</TD><TD>12-18</TD><TD>8-34</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>63</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Three-point shooting: 3-6 (Morris 2-2, Conley 1-2, Oden 0-1, McPherson 0-1). Steals: 1 (McDonald). Blocked shots: 8 (Oden 6, Conley 2). Technical fouls: None

<TABLE rules=all width="100%" border=0 frame=box><TBODY><TR><TD>Muncie Central</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>--</TD><TD>52</TD></TR><TR><TD>Lawrence North</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>--</TD><TD>63</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Officials: John Goss, Ray Tebbe, Paul Meagher. Attendance: 18,345.

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Conley finished with just seven points but apparently shut down their best offensive player.

[wadc45]

Bucknuts $

3/28/05

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Mike Conley


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By Kyle Lamb
Date: Mar 28, 2005

One of the first things people wondered after the commitment of Daequan Cook to Ohio State was if it would result in bringing more blue-chip basketball stars on board. Kyle Lamb caught up with the father of one of those stars -- Mike Conley of Indianapolis Lawrence North -- to get some thoughts on Cook's commitments and where things stand for Mike.

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Mike Conley, Sr. talks about Daequan committing to OSU and how it is a real good fit for both Cook and OSU. He calls Daequan one of the best offensive players he has ever seen. His son is considering Wake Forest, Ohio State, Illinois, and North Carolina. He does not think Daequan's decision will affect Mike, Jr.'s decision. He will probably make a decision some time this summer. The rumors surrounding Prosser and the fact that Matta signed an 8-year deal helps OSU as well.

In my opinion, after reading this article, if there is anything that may sway Mike, Jr. to OSU, it is Thad Matta, not Daequan Cook. I still like our chances a lot.